The Edgeworth family's banquet was held as scheduled.
This time, almost half of the celebrities in the capital came to the banquet with gifts.
Except for a few families who were usually on the wrong side and were not given face, the Edgeworth family had made a big splash in the royal capital. Even His Majesty the King sent a flower basket to celebrate the opening of "Dandelion Publishing House".
Although most of the guests had some ideas about the profound meaning contained in this move, no one would be so ignorant as to mention it in public at the banquet.
Although the powerful people have great power, most of them are just sedan bearers watching a show.
Wayne...oh no, it's Mr. Echos now, sitting in a corner of the Edgeworth family banquet hall away from everyone else.
With the help of the brief confrontation last time, Geli solved the problem of "whether to invite the Wench family to the dinner" in a few words, solving a huge trouble for Minister Franz.
The occasional gossip I heard was also about "the Wenche family arrogantly rejected the invitation" and so on.
Wayne had no doubt that this was news released under the instruction of the Edgeworth family. In short, the main point was to praise the Edgeworth family's broad-mindedness and belittle the Wincher family's narrow-mindedness.
In this way, you can disgust the other party while not intensifying the conflict to the point of death.
——She is really a good and conscientious daughter.
Glancing at Miss Songli Edgeworth who was following Minister Franz from a distance and skillfully entertaining the high-level people who came to attend the banquet, Wayne thought with some complaints.
Chrissy has been watching him very closely these days, and today he reluctantly got permission to go out through the invitation of another male classmate in advance, in the name of going out for night fishing.
Of course, the male classmate was just hired to cover up at his own expense, and the two parted ways as soon as they left the house.
After changing clothes in the house that he had rented for only two months, Wayne started taking action according to the plan he had prepared in advance.
He was already very familiar with the general route of the Edgeworth house, but he had never entered the banquet hall, which was specially built to receive foreign guests.
The difference from before is:
Now, instead of arriving with the label of an unwelcome infiltrator on his head, he was treated as a guest of the Edgeworth family.
"Your Excellency Ecos, why don't you go dance on the dance floor?" Bulwer said a little frivolously after drinking a few glasses of wine.
"As long as you are willing to nod, I believe many of the young men present will be eager to give it a try."
Echos gave Bulwer a cold look.
What is different from others is that everyone else present at the meeting today is not as weirdly dressed as Aikos——
He wore a silver-white armor.
Frankly speaking, it looked out of place in a party filled with all kinds of gorgeous dresses.
If he hadn't been brought in by Lord Bulwer, who was the commander-in-chief of the city guard, he might have been stopped by many attendants before he even stepped into the Edgeworth house.
But fortunately, more or less someone already knew his identity, and it spread throughout the banquet.
Probably because of this, even though he still received some uncomfortable looks occasionally, seeing as he kept sitting in the corner and refused to move, no one bothered him uninterestedly.
"Lord Bulwer has a good relationship with Minister Franz." Wayne said coldly.
Being blown by the cold wind from nowhere, Bulwer's already light drunkenness instantly woke him up.
Only then did he remember that the person in front of him was not an ordinary subordinate he could joke around with.
"Ha, haha...I was just joking." He said haha, barely trying to fool him.
When Echos first came to visit, Bulwer was initially surprised and thought she was only interested in this kind of high-class banquet.
But now it seems that is not the case at all.
Although he didn't know her specific plan, Bulwer still gave a subtle reminder. "Your Excellency, tonight...many people are watching here."
If something uncontrollable happens, should he, the top officer of the city guard who is at the scene, handle it or not?
Deal with it, you have offended a mysterious top powerhouse who knows something about you.
If you don't deal with it, you will offend His Majesty the King and the Minister of Finance who hold the power of the kingdom.
This really put him in a dilemma.
In a flash of thought, he thought it would be better for him to find an opportunity to drink more wine and then become drunk and "unconscious".
Understanding what he meant, Wayne snorted disdainfully. "Since I am a guest, of course I will not deliberately ruin the host's banquet."
——As for accidental damage, there is nothing you can do about it.
Hearing what he said, Bulwer was greatly relieved. "That's good, that's good..."
He wiped the inconspicuous sweat on his forehead, turned around and poured wine on the other side.
Wayne twitched the corners of his mouth, feeling speechless.
"What do you think I am? A demon king?" After silently complaining, he wanted to return his attention to Geli.
Unexpectedly, this glance happened to collide with Lawrence's gaze full of consideration and curiosity at the side of the banquet hall.
Seeing that Echos noticed him, Lawrence made slight adjustments to his stance without leaving a trace, then showed a very confident smile and strode towards him.
Seeing that Lawrence was approaching him, Wayne suddenly had a feeling that something was wrong.
His eyes quickly scanned the crowd, but Bulwer, who was here just now, disappeared in the blink of an eye!
Gan! I knew he was unreliable...
The attempt to relieve the siege through Bulwer failed, and Lawrence was presently before him.
"This beautiful lady must be the rumored Lord Echo, right?" He asked knowingly.
According to common sense, considering the noble status of a prince and still being willing to address him as "Lord XX", it is actually very respectful and can even be called flattery.
However, at this moment, Wayne felt goosebumps all over his body.
"...Just call me Echos." He said in a low voice, resisting the urge to beat Lawrence.
Lawrence looked slightly surprised, "Miss Echos has a very charming voice."
Grass (a plant)!
"Just call me, Echos." Wayne's eyes began to become filled with murderous intent.
Lawrence, who was belatedly aware of the situation, seemed to have finally noticed something, and did not continue to jump repeatedly on the edge of Wayne's explosion.
"Okay, Ecos..." As he said this, he laughed inexplicably.
"It does seem like I'm getting closer to you by calling you this, hehehe..."
